[HOE] Re: Doomsayers

["d_scott" <d_scott@ntlworld.com>]

> Hrm. That gives me a thought. Sykers were well-documented and accepted
before
> the Last War. What if this guy has decided that Doomsayers are simply a
> different angle on sykers? He could have all kinds of sociopsychological
> theories as to why radiation-inclined sykers started popping up after the
war,
> insist on calling his powers "radiokinesis" and himself a
"radiokineticist",
> drives sykers crazy trying to convince them that he's one of them and that
they
> could develop "radiokinetic" powers too if they tried, probably has a
theory as
> to why he's not bald--like, the radiation produced by syker powers kills
hair
> follicles the same way chemotherapy or radiation sickness do;
"radiokineticists"
> have a much stronger tolerance for radiation, therefore they're
unaffected. He
> probably wouldn't have any of the really bizarre powers (definition is up
to
> you), and might even develop a few syker-like abilities. How's that sound?
>
> --Robert Holland
>
Now this I like. Never mind driving the Sykers crazy, what about the all the
Doomsayers he preaches to about how they're nothing more than deluded
Sykers?! Maybe he thinks Sykers are just a specific form of mutants, like
Grundies? He could come to the conclusion that Sykers are actually the TRUE
next stage of human evolution, since they evolved naturally without needing
the 'push' of a nuclear war like the other mutants, plus they're all
undeniably more powerful than the average norm. And besides, "everyone"
knows that truly evolved humans will be bald! Didn't you watch sci-fi before
the war?!

A non-believing Doomie Syker-groupie anyone? He'd have a strange combination
of powers to fit with his warped world view (and who's to say that it's
warped?) Imagine if he found a band of young, impressionable Greenies to
preach his particular philosophy to. . .

David

P.S.    Sorry if my responces seem out of order, I get the digest version of
the list.